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Portrait of a Man

probably ca. 1862
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 809

The distinctive receding hairline and full lips suggest that the sitter for this informal portrait may be the painter and art dealer Jules Luquet (1824–at least 1877), a supporter and friend of Courbet’s beginning in the 1860s. This painting’s format—modest in scale and with a strict focus on the head, turned from shadow into light to face the viewer—is one that Courbet seems to have favored for depictions of people he knew well.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Portrait of a Man
  • Artist: Gustave Courbet (French, Ornans 1819–1877 La Tour-de-Peilz)
  • Date: probably ca. 1862
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 16 1/4 x 13 1/8 in. (41.3 x 33.3 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
  • Object Number: 29.100.201
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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